Ante Tomić

Ante Tomić was born in 1970. He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar, with major in philosophy and sociology. He is a columnist for dailies Jutarnji list and Slobodna Dalmacija.

In 1996, he received an award for the best story by the Croatian Journalists’ Association, and in 2005 he received an award for the best column. In 2006, he was awarded the Kiklop Literary Award Hit of the Year for his book Građanin pokorni (An Obedient Citizen)i. He is an author of fifteen books:

2014    Velicanstveni Poskokovi (The Magnificent Viper’s) (novel)
2010    Nisam pametan (I Don’t Know) (columns)
2009    Vegeta blues (novel)
2009    Čudo u Poskokovoj Dragi (Miracle at Viper’s Glen) (novel)
2009    Dečko koji obećava (A Promising Boy) (column)   
2006    Građanin pokorni (An Obedient Citizen) (short stories and columns)
2005    Krovna udruga i druga drama (The Umbrella Association and Other Dramas)   
2005    Ljubav, struja, voda & telefon (Love, Electricity, Water & Telephone)(novel)
2004    Klasa optimist (Class Optimist) (columns)
2004    Veliki šoping (Big Shopping) (short stories)
2003    Ništa nas ne smije iznenaditi (Nothing Can Surprise Us) (novel)
2001    Smotra folklore (The Folklore Festival)  (feuilletons)
2000    Što je muškarac bez brkova (What Is a Man Without a Moustache) (novel)
1997    Zaboravio sam gdje sam parkirao (I Forgot Where I parked) (short stories)

His novel Što je muškarac bez brkova (What Is a Man Without a Moustache) was adapted for stage at the Croatian National Theatre. His novels Ništa nas ne smije iznenaditi (Nothing Can Surprise Us), Ljubav, struja voda & telefon (Love, Electricity, Water & Telephone) and Čudo u Poskokovoj Dragi (Miracle at Viper’s Glen) were adapted for stage in Theatre Kerempuh. Hrvoje Hribar filmed his novel Što je muškarac bez brkova (What Is a Man Without a Moustache). Rajko Grlić’s film Karaula (Border Post) is based on his novel Ništa nas ne smije iznenaditi (Nothing Can Surprise Us). Together with Grlić, Tomić wrote a screenplay for the film Neka ostane među nama (Just Between Us). He co-wrote the screenplay for television series Novo Doba (New Age) with Ivica Ivanišević and Renato Baretić.